Selected crop genera and their status in different databases.

Column headings: WIEWS total reports the total number of accessions in the World Information and Early Warning System of Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture database; GENESYS total reports the total number of accessions in the GENESSYS database; WIEWS distinct reports the estimates of the number of distinct accessions in the WIEWS database; WIEWS ITPGRFA reports the estimate for accessions covered by the International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture, including Annex 1 crop representation in genebanks located in Contracting Parties and the collections in international genebanks under Article 15 agreements (Exclusion of species and lumping of genera under common crop names are done according to the Annex 1crop list for collections not under Article 15); SGSV total reports the current total holding in the Seed Vault. The numbers reported for crop groups are for 156 crop genera with more than 1000 accessions in genebanks worldwide according to WIEWS (See table S1 for full list). *Genera not represented in the Annex 1 list of the ITPGRFA.